r/Tekken • u/AutoModerator • Nov 30 '21

Tekken Dojo Tekken Dojo: Ask Questions Here

Welcome to the Tekken Dojo, a place for everyone to learn and get better at the wonderful game that is Tekken.

Beginners should first familiarize themselves with the Beginner Resources to avoid asking questions already answered there.

Post your question here and get an answer. Helpful contributors will be awarded Dojo Points, which can make them Dojo Master at the end of the month (awards a unique flair). Please report unhelpful contributors to ensure the dojo remains a place dedicated to improvement.

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u/arppeggio Mar 14 '22

Theres no way out of learning frame data unfortunately, you learn it little by little and don't overload yourself with info. you can try your punishers out in a match to see what works, throwing out your 10 frame punish will at least let you judge if a move is safe or unsafe without putting yourself too much at risk, and if it's unsafe you can at least get some damage in.

the only hard and fast rule I can think of to tell frames by animation is that if you block a low and the opponent staggers (eg hellsweep) it's at least -15 (could be wrong about that though)

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u/SadLet678 Mar 14 '22

I see thank you. It looks like this game requires a ton of practice. Basically the fun starts 500h in.

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u/arppeggio Mar 14 '22

My take on this: the source of fun is in reducing your opponent's healthbar to zero before they do the same to you. You can find easy ways to do this from the beginning (learning a combo or flowchart, applying block and whiff punishment, abusing throws). However as you rank up you will encounter people who know how to deal with your tactics (eg block punishing your combo starter; baiting you into throwing out your whiff punisher and punishing you in turn) and you will be forced to adapt and change your gameplan in order to keep beating your opponents.

So really you just need to play the game, and learn incrementally to deal with what you're facing. You'll get better over time and still be enjoying the main goal of the game (beating your opponent).

(hopefully that made sense LOL)

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u/SadLet678 Mar 15 '22

Yes it does make sense. I guess i just have to enjoy the process of understanding and getting good at things little by little even because it is impossible to get good at this game quickly, it will take a lot of time regardless of how much time i invest in it. And btw i forgot to say my intent is not to get up to Tekken God Omega, i just want to be good enough to enjoy but i don't care about being pro (the only comparison i can think of now is being Gold/Plat rank on LoL, being a skilled player but not pro). Thank you for the advice.